Cathy Woelbling-Paul

Adjunct Professor of Oboe

Cathy Woelbling-Paul received her Bachelor of Music Education and Performance degree
from Lindenwood University and her Masters of Music degree from Northern Illinois
University. Currently she is an adjunct oboe professor at Webster University and Lindenwood
University. She also teaches at the Webster University Community Music School and
is an applied instructor in the Mehlville School District. For several years, she
has been the double reed judge for the All District High School Band competition.
Cathy has presented a double reed seminar at several schools in the St. Louis area
and at the University of Louisiana at Hammond. Cathy currently performs with the Alton
(IL) Symphony, Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis, St. Louis Wind Symphony, University
City Symphony, Webster Symphony Orchestra and the Ballet Orchestra of St. Louis and
is an active freelance musician having recently performed for Idena Menzel in the
newly renovated Peabody Opera House in St. Louis. Her professional experience has
included principal oboe and soloist with the Haydn Festival Orchestra in Eisenstaedt,
Austria performing throughout Austria and Hungary, American Wind Symphony of Pittsburgh,
PA, the Rockford (IL) Symphony, Illinois Chamber Orchestra, Illinois Symphony (Springfield),
Mighty Mississippi Concert Band of St. Louis, Union Avenue Opera Orchestra, Winter
Opera Orchestra, American Cantorei and the Bach Society of St. Louis and as a substitute
player with the St. Louis Symphony, Fox Theater and MUNY Opera orchestras. She performs
chamber music with The Metro Piano Trio (oboe, bassoon, and piano) and A Fifth Above
Woodwind Quintet. In addition to her performance and teaching activities, Cathy is
District Director for Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity, serves on the
Board of Directors for Gateway Festival Orchestra, is the personnel director for the
Alton Symphony and is a successful grant writer for several of her performing groups.